Introducing KITTENTITS by Holly Wilson! I’m so excited to publish Holly’s insanely incredible debut novel on my imprint with @zandoprojects, Gillian Flynn Books, on May 21. KITTENTITS is a feral, heart-busting, absurdist debut about Molly, a rambunctious and bawdy ten-year-old searching for friendship and ghosts. Molly is one of the greatest young female characters I’ve had the luck of reading since I picked up Joy Williams’s The Quick and the Dead back in 2000 . . . I TRULY LOVE THIS BOOK!!!!!! (Six exclamation points for the big close.) You can pre-order now at the link in my bio. 🐱 ⭐
Introducing KITTENTITS by Holly Wilson! I’m so excited to publish Holly’s insanely incredible debut novel on my imprint with @zandoprojects, Gillian Flynn Books, on May 21. KITTENTITS is a feral, heart-busting, absurdist debut about Molly, a rambunctious and bawdy ten-year-old searching for friendship and ghosts. Molly is one of the greatest young female characters I’ve had the luck of reading since I picked up Joy Williams’s The Quick and the Dead back in 2000 . . . I TRULY LOVE THIS BOOK!!!!!! (Six exclamation points for the big close.) You can pre-order now at the link in my bio. 🐱 ⭐
I just have to share Kittentits by @hollyfollywilson with all of you, which releases today from Gillian Flynn Books….. I TRULY LOVE THIS BOOK!!!!!! Reading Kittentits reminded me of reading two of my favorite authors Joyce Carol Oates and Joy Williams—no matter the plot or the characters, I have the exquisite joy of knowing I’m in a world that not one single other human on this planet could have created. Kittentits follows Molly, a rowdy ten-year-old, on an absurd romp through Chicago, from the nun-haunted House of Friends to a live-audience séance at Chicago’s World Fair. A unique coming-of-age novel, Kittentits navigates grief with heart and humor unlike anything else I’ve read. I can’t wait for everyone to read it – you’re going to be thrilled! Pick up wherever you buy books.
OUT TODAY – the latest from Gillian Flynn Books, @neonmargot’s incredible BLESSED WATER! I’m thrilled we can finally share the next part in the Sister Holiday Mystery series to fans everywhere. You can order it now at the link in my bio, or wherever kick-ass books about punk nuns are sold! @zandoprojects
“For queer readers, the idea that there is this home for us, that Sister Holiday is for us, these characters are for us, and in the way that we bring characters into our heart, into our head… they live with us forever and they can change us.” – Margot Douaihy on what readers can expect from BLESSED WATER, which comes out next week on March 12th!
GIVEAWAY! To celebrate the release of KITTENTITS, we’re giving away copies to 5 lucky winners 😻⭐️ To enter: 🐱Follow @zandoprojects and @thegillianflynn 🐱Like this post 🐱Comment ⭐️ About the book: It’s 1992, and ten-year-old Molly is tired of living in the fire-rotted, nun-haunted House of Friends: a Semi-Cooperative Living Community of Peace Faith(s) in Action. But when twenty-three-year-old Jeanie, a dirt bike–riding ex-con with a questionable past, moves in, she quickly becomes the object of Molly’s adoration. When Jeanie fakes her own death in a hot-air balloon accident, Molly runs away to Chicago to meet her pen pal Demarcus and hunt down Jeanie. What follows is a race to New Year’s Eve, as Molly and Demarcus plan a séance to reunite with their lost moms in front of a live audience at the World’s Fair. A surrealist and bold take on the American coming-of-age novel, Holly Wilson’s debut is about the interstices of loss, grief, and friendship.
The first part of my lovely chat with @aramintahall, talking about her incredible new book ONE OF THE GOOD GUYS, out now from Gillian Flynn Books and @zandoprojects!
I’m spending this weekend in the Rocky-Predator-Arrested Development multiverse of Carl Weathers. RIP.
COVER REVEAL! Did you love Stephen King’s IT and The Haunting of Hill House? You’re going to love the next book from my imprint Gillian Flynn Books, horror novel The Dark We Know by Wen-yi Lee. This is a dark and compelling supernatural mystery buoyed by earnestly written, queer-centric characters – I was totally enthralled! When eighteen-year-old Isa returns to her hometown Slater to claim an inheritance from her abusive father, she finds a monster from her past waiting. Something eerie lurks in the shadows of Slater’s valleys, something that feeds on the pain and heartbreak of its children. Whatever it is, it knows Isa’s back… and it won’t let her escape twice. The Dark We Know is on sale August 13th and you can pre-order your copy now at the link in my bio.
COVER REVEAL! Did you love Stephen King’s IT and The Haunting of Hill House? You’re going to love the next book from my imprint Gillian Flynn Books, horror novel The Dark We Know by Wen-yi Lee. This is a dark and compelling supernatural mystery buoyed by earnestly written, queer-centric characters – I was totally enthralled! When eighteen-year-old Isa returns to her hometown Slater to claim an inheritance from her abusive father, she finds a monster from her past waiting. Something eerie lurks in the shadows of Slater’s valleys, something that feeds on the pain and heartbreak of its children. Whatever it is, it knows Isa’s back… and it won’t let her escape twice. The Dark We Know is on sale August 13th and you can pre-order your copy now at the link in my bio.
COVER REVEAL! Did you love Stephen King’s IT and The Haunting of Hill House? You’re going to love the next book from my imprint Gillian Flynn Books, horror novel The Dark We Know by Wen-yi Lee. This is a dark and compelling supernatural mystery buoyed by earnestly written, queer-centric characters – I was totally enthralled! When eighteen-year-old Isa returns to her hometown Slater to claim an inheritance from her abusive father, she finds a monster from her past waiting. Something eerie lurks in the shadows of Slater’s valleys, something that feeds on the pain and heartbreak of its children. Whatever it is, it knows Isa’s back… and it won’t let her escape twice. The Dark We Know is on sale August 13th and you can pre-order your copy now at the link in my bio.
COVER REVEAL! Did you love Stephen King’s IT and The Haunting of Hill House? You’re going to love the next book from my imprint Gillian Flynn Books, horror novel The Dark We Know by Wen-yi Lee. This is a dark and compelling supernatural mystery buoyed by earnestly written, queer-centric characters – I was totally enthralled! When eighteen-year-old Isa returns to her hometown Slater to claim an inheritance from her abusive father, she finds a monster from her past waiting. Something eerie lurks in the shadows of Slater’s valleys, something that feeds on the pain and heartbreak of its children. Whatever it is, it knows Isa’s back… and it won’t let her escape twice. The Dark We Know is on sale August 13th and you can pre-order your copy now at the link in my bio.
KITTENTITS is going on tour! Join me and author Holly Wilson on May 30th at @exileinbookville in Chicago – and I hope you’ll join Holly as she discusses this amazing book Milwaukee on May 23 at @boswellbookco and Tulsa on May 28 at @magiccitybooks!
As the saying goes: “Families that birdwatch together schmirdwatch together!” Happy Great Backyard Bird Count (#GBBC) weekend and thanks to our friends at @fernwood.botanical Garden! @audubonsociety @birds.canada @CornellBirds
I am so excited for everyone to read KITTENTITS by Holly Wilson, out next week – it’s funny, sad, happy, and wild all at once. I LOVE THIS BOOK!!!!!!!!!!!
VIRTUAL BOOK CLUB! Join me and @neonmargot on April 17 for our first Gillian Flynn Books Live event to discuss all things Sister Holiday — moderated by @nina.haines, founder of @sapphlit. Register at the link in my bio!
VIRTUAL BOOK CLUB! Join me and @neonmargot on April 17 for our first Gillian Flynn Books Live event to discuss all things Sister Holiday — moderated by @nina.haines, founder of @sapphlit. Register at the link in my bio!
SIGNED COPIES! Gillian Flynn Books is teaming up with @strandbookstore to offer exclusive copies of BLESSED WATER signed by @neonmargot and me! They’re available for a limited time to those who pre-order at the link in @zandoprojects’ bio!
“This is a crime genre, but usually my first drafts *are* crimes.” – Margot Douaihy @neonmargot, author of SCORCHED GRACE and BLESSED WATER, on the writing process. BLESSED WATER is out now – you can order a copy at the link in my bio or wherever you buy books!
There’s still time to register for the Sister Holiday Book Club on Wednesday 4/17 at 7pm Eastern. I’ll be in conversation with author and dear friend @neonmargot, and moderated by Nina Haines of @sapphlit! Registration is FREE at the link in my bio.
Wondering what KITTENTITS is about? I sat down with @hollyfollywilson to dig into the plot of this singular, absurd, and incredible debut of a book. It’s out now and you can grab a copy at the link in my bio!
CHICAGO! Come celebrate the launch of BLESSED WATER, the newest release from Gillian Flynn Books. 7:00pm on Monday March 11th at Exile in Bookville. RSVP at the link in my bio – we can’t wait to see you there!
Come hang with me and raise money for a great Chicago school! @legacycslions
